Turn, Turn, Turn  

Posted by Heather

Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8
1 There is a time for everything, 
       and a season for every activity under the heavens:

    2 a time to be born and a time to die, 
       a time to plant and a time to uproot,

    3 a time to kill and a time to heal, 
       a time to tear down and a time to build,

    4 a time to weep and a time to laugh, 
       a time to mourn and a time to dance,

    5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, 
       a time to embrace and a time to refrain,

    6 a time to search and a time to give up, 
       a time to keep and a time to throw away,

    7 a time to tear and a time to mend, 
       a time to be silent and a time to speak,

    8 a time to love and a time to hate, 
       a time for war and a time for peace


So I'm sure the Byrds' song "Turn, Turn, Turn" is now running through your head. Okay first off, just be glad that's what you're hearing instead of the version I'm hearing from High School.

Anyways. I hit me today as I was walking around the North Greenville campus this afternoon that, oddly enough, the Bible was right. Okay that needs explanation I'm sure. Just a few months ago I was bundling up for the first time to go for a walk outside. Now I'm shedding those confining layers for flip flops and shorts. 

Seasons Change. People Change. You Change. 

It has occured to me in the last several weeks how changing our world is. It is full of new relationships and letting go of old ones. It has death and life. It brings forth new perspectives on old ideals. Our world is never the same as it was a minute ago. It always moves, always pushes onward. It doesn't slow down for anyone or anything. It is sometimes hard to not get swept away in the tide of life. We, as humans and Christians, are designed to be adaptive. We sweat when we're hot, we pray when we're under fire by the self righteous for our shortcomings. We adapt. We evolve in a way that is in no way meaning we come from monkeys. We change intentionally and unintentionally. We grow up. God's magnificent plan and design for us involves all the ever changing things around us. It includes heartbreaks, discouragements, falls away from Him. Everything that happens and changes is due to God's plan and design. We are not meant to be stationary in one part of life. If that were true, we would never get past our newborn stage. It is learning how to accept the changes that happen in our life that makes us who we are. We get angry over things and we become a more angry person, we take them in stride and we become more reliant on God. That is the design. We serve a selfish God who takes joy in our praise of Him and joy in our reliance on Him. Using the word selfish seems odd to me, however in reading a book by John Piper "Desiring God" I am seeing that all of God's creation was never meant for us. Yes, I did understand that before now, however, I understand it. The changing of seasons, of tides, of everything is meant for Him, not us. In the end it will all be made clear. We will understand how every little thing fit into one huge picture that is much larger than any of our big problems. 


Seasons Change. Take Advantage of It. Turn, Turn, Turn, and Soak it Up



Music Suggestion: Keane...in general. It's all good stuff. 

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I have no creative title...  

Posted by Heather

So I apparently have been tagged in this little blogger thing that has me write 7 random things about me. i would first like to preface this by saying, i have no idea how to tag people and two...narrowing this down to 7 random things will be hard. 


1. I am observant like crazy. Okay so basically I know things about your personality, little quirks, and mannerisms before i know. Does this make me a stalker? ehh some might think so, however I am not. I just pick up on things like that really easily. 

2. I am a huge fan of Tennessee Lady Vols Basketball. If I ever went to a college game of any sort put me in the Summit and I would be a happy woman. 

3. I don't watch tv at all at school. None. I miss shows because of it. However when I'm at home, tv is like my best friend. It's weird

4. I have a guilty pleasure in watching catch up videos of All My Children on youtube. yeah yeah i know, don't judge me. 

5. One of my favorite things to listen to when I don't know what else to is South Carolina All State Choir. I love it. if you know me at all, you know this already.

6. I'm a big fan of Nerds, you know the candy. I don't eat it that much but i love them.

7. I love sweet tea...as far as beverages go, it rocks



i'm done now

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Daydreaming in British Literature  

Posted by Heather

I have often found myself daydreaming. A horrible habit i must admit, for it always happens in class. Today it happened again. British Literature=the bain of my existence. he class bores me greatly. The bright spot is Ben and I have it together. However, we both hate it. I remember when I walked in the first day...the class was packed. All but maybe one or two seats were full. Today, including myself there were 8 people. The class is just horrible. It's boring in the fact that the teacher just bores you. This is not news to me, I have sat in the class and understand EXACTLY how dull she is. However it is that fact that has me writing this now. 


I remember in High School when a teacher would mention a teacher from their past. I remembe when my paretns would do the same. Those teacher had an impact on them. So it makes me wonder: What will I tell my kids about certain teachers? will i remember the teacher for being the hardest I have ever had? Will i tell them that we call her "desatan"? So I guess the point of this blog, though it probably is well hidden, is no matter how I feel about her, she has impacted my life. I'm not exactly sure yet what I get to learn from her besides how amazingly dull British Literarture can really be, but I'm sure there is something else. Remind me to tell you once I figure it out.


Music Suggestion: Death Cab for Cutie: Plans....Great CD

"run the earth, watch the sky"

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Ahh High School  

Posted by Heather

Well it's that time of year again that those of us MHS Chorus freaks gather for. Yes, that's right ladies and gentlemen, Dinner Theater. 


Okay backstory for those who have no idea what I'm speaking of.

Mauldin High School. Loud, dramafilled, musical. Yes, on any given day you could find a group of not so inconspicuous adolescents walking around singing in two or three part harmony and dancing as they walked from 3rd period to their respective 4th. These were the Chorus Kids. The ones who would don their MHS Singers shirt so you knew they could sing and just in case the shirt wasn't enough for you, they'd sing as loud as they could down the breezeway so all could hear as it ricocheted from glass panel to glass panel. The ones who you always saw with other people who may have looked normal but were in Singers as well. The ones who well you probably found abnoxious several times. This could be for one of two reasons: You tried out for Singers and didn't make it because you  A) weren't that good or B) May didn't like you (sorry i have to be honest) or they were abnoxious because they were ALWAYS singing and laughing about field trips that really weren't field trips and you wish you were in it just to get out of class as much as they did. Either way, you would be annoyed. I myself, must admit, I was a Chorus Kid. Shoot, I was THE chorus kid..and shoot again, I AM THE CHORUS KID. That was proven tonight as you will soon read...if you make it that far. 

MHS Singers-n. people who auditioned to be in the highest choral honor at Mauldin and became known as "those people who sing." also look up, dramatists, nuncunpoops, and cocky. 

Okay, in all seriousness, it was an amazing group of people. Would I want to go back and do it all over? ehh, most likely not. Do I enjoy going back and catching up with old friends? Absolutely. Hence, Dinner Theater. A time where some of the best music is made and some of the best friends caught up with. 

Tonight was "100 Years of Broadway." This was my second favorite show we did my 4 years of MHS. Love the music. So I ventured over with Benjamin and ate dinner and went and got my seat. We sat and waited. Laughed about old times and how we spent our time during Dinner Theater.  Oh I should mention this was me and Julianne not Ben. lol. Anyways, so the show started...I knew all the music. Some stuff was new this year like the Hairspray exerpts which were really good and the Wicked songs....also REALLY good. But here is what proves I AM THE CHORUS KID...I sang the whole night and did the dances. I did the dances from chorus one...wasn't in Chorus I when they did that and the stuff from Treble...I was never in Treble to learn their songs and their dances. However, I have video of that year. I watched it a lot. I learned all of it. So I AM THE CHORUS KID. I also am a total dweeb but that's okay. 

Dinner Theater makes me miss Chorus. Not the drama, not really the people either because a lot of them caused the drama, but just the idea of a choir that sings and has fun while they do it. I don't get that too much at NGU. We have fun, sure. But we don't sing songs that a lot of people would enjoy because they aren't what I call "high brow." This sounds mean and stuff but I don't mean it to. I just mean not a lot of people want to hear an 8 minute long song in German. But people do love musicals. And people do love songs that are in English...if they speak it that is. It's just annoying to go back to what I came from and then go to where I am now because it is so vastly differnent.

Music Suggestion: Listen to the Soundtrack from  "A Little Night Music." The song "Send in the Clowns" is on it and it's a great song. 

"run the earth and watch the sky" 

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Why do we blog?  

Posted by Heather

In conversation with Kelly, a friend from high school, I decided to start a blog that I actually keep up with. It's validity? ehh, that's questionable. I generally just meander through thoughts and come up with something quite ambiguous and quite pointless as well. However, I shall try to keep this thing up and have some sort of meaning for whatever poor souls stumble upon it and decide to invade my brain.


Thus is my title, "why do we blog?" 

Why do we take technological marvels, such as AIM and Facebook and turn them into mechanisms for maintaining contact? This makes no sense to me. Now, yes, I do fall to this. Facebook is definitely my friend. However, I do find the question "why have I used that to stay in contact with people rather than write them a letter or make a phone call?" taking over my mind. I miss verbal communication somedays. I miss hearing inflection. I miss seeing underscores under words that mean a lot. So much emotion is taken away by this technology business that seems to not be going away soon...note the sarcasm...again if you heard that, you would have known. 

So I guess all of that is to say, I am begrudgingly joining the bandwagon and creating this blog. I hope I don't bore you too much. 

oh, and I think all of you should listen to Chris Rice. 




"run the earth and watch the sky"

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